By John Rittenhouse
The Adrian boys’ basketball team extended its winning streak to seven straight games by posting a pair of road wins to open the 2003 portion of its schedule.
The Dragons bested Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster by 10 points in Round Lake Friday before rolling to a 30-point win in Lake Benton Monday.
The 7-3 Dragons host Murray County Central and Red Rock Central Friday and Monday respectively.
Adrian 80, LB 50
The Dragons had too much firepower inside for the Bobcats to deal with Monday in Lake Benton.
Adrian posts David Brake and Kyle Knips scored a combined 49 points to set the stage for a 30-point win.
"They didn’t miss very much," said Dragon coach Chris Rozell, referring to his posts. "They were a combined 22 of 28 from the field. Lake Benton didn’t match up very well with us on the inside, and they didn’t do much to stop us, either."
Adrian led 19-13 after eight minutes of play before extending the difference to 20 points (41-21) with a 22-8 scoring advantage in the second quarter. The Dragons led by 28 (62-34) after the third quarter before winning by 30 in the end.
Brake led the Dragons with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Knips added 24 points. Pete Hohn contributed 12 points, six assists and five steals to the winning cause.
Box score
Hohn 3 1 3-4 12, Henning 1 0 1-4 3, Spieker 3 0 3-4 9, Block 1 1 0-0 5, Lynn 1 0 0-1 2, Knips 11 0 2-3 24, Brake 11 0 3-8 25.
Team statistics
Adrian: 33 of 62 field goals (53 percent), 12 of 24 free throws (50 percent), 34 rebounds, 10 turnovers.
LB: 20 of 48 field goals (42 percent), nine of 14 free throws (64 percent), 17 rebounds, 18 turnovers.
Adrian 59, SV-RL-B 49
The Dragon boys raised their Red Rock Conference record to 4-1 with a 10-point road win in Round Lake Friday.
The game was tight through three quarters, but AHS outscored SV-RL-B 19-11 in the fourth period of play to prevail by 10.
"It was a close game the whole way," said Dragon coach Rozell. "We hit some key shots in the fourth quarter."
Knips, who had nine rebounds for the winners, scored 10 of his team-high 22 points during the decisive fourth quarter.
Brake had a double-double for Adrian with 18 rebounds and 14 points. Hohn added seven assists to the cause.
Adrian sported 15-9, 25-20 and 40-38 leads at the first three quarter breaks.
Box score
Hohn 4 0 1-2 9, Wolf 0 1 3-7 6, Spieker 1 0 0-2 2, Block 2 0 0-0 4, Lynn 0 0 2-2 2, Knips 9 0 4-7 22, Brake 6 0 2-9 14.
Team statistics
Adrian: 23 of 64 field goals (36 percent), 12 of 29 free throws (41 percent), 47 rebounds, eight turnovers.
SV-RL-B: 19 of 56 field goals (34 percent), eight of 15 free throws (53 percent), 33 rebounds, 13 turnovers.